Instrument Rating Airman Certification Standards - Airplane

FAA-S-ACS-8B, for Airplane Single- and Multi-Engine Land and Sea

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• Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781619547209
• eBook ISBN: 9781619547216
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Aviation
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The Airman Certification Standard (ACS) is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and industry license applicants must know, do, and consider for their FAA Knowledge Exam and practical (checkride), in order to earn a certificate or rating. This is the revised edition (FAA-S-ACS-8B) of the ACS (effective June 11, 2018), which replaced the previous FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS) in the last couple of years. It adds task-specific knowledge and risk management elements to each PTS "Area of Operation" and "Task." The result is a presentation that integrates the standards for passing both the FAA Knowledge Exams and the FAA Oral and Practical Exams in a way that coordinates the study and learning for both, making them relevant to each other. This Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Instrument Rating—Airplane ACS provides the aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and flight proficiency standards for private pilot certification in the airplane category, single-engine land and sea, as well as multi-engine land and sea classes (ASEL, ASES, AMEL, AMES). This ACS incorporates and supersedes the previous ACS (FAA-S-ACS-8A).

Appendix 1: The Knowledge Test Eligibility, Prerequisites, and Testing Centers

Knowledge Test Description

The knowledge test is an important part of the airman certification process. Applicants must pass the knowledge test before taking the practical test.

The knowledge test consists of objective, multiple-choice questions. There is a single correct response for each test question. Each test question is independent of other questions. A correct response to one question does not depend upon, or influence, the correct response to another.

Knowledge Test Tables

Test Code	Test Name	Number of Questions	Age	Allotted Time	Passing Score
AIF	Flight Instructor Instrument Airplane (Added Rating)*	20	16	1.0	70
FIH	Flight Instructor Instrument Helicopter	50	16	2.5	70
FII	Flight Instructor Instrument Airplane	50	16	2.5	70
HIF	Flight Instructor Instrument Helicopter (Added Rating)*	20	16	1.0	70
ICH	Instrument Rating Helicopter Canadian Conversion	40	15	2.0	70
ICP	Instrument Rating Airplane Canadian Conversion	40	15	2.0	70
IFP	Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot	50	n/a	2.5	70
IGI	Ground Instructor Instrument	50	16	2.5	70
IRA	Instrum...

Table of contents

• Acknowledgments
• Availability
• Foreword
• Revision History
• Major Enhancements to Version FAA-S-ACS-8B
• Introduction
• I. Preflight Preparation
• II. Preflight Procedures
• III. Air Traffic Control Clearances and Procedures
• IV. Flight by Reference to Instruments
• V. Navigation Systems
• VI. Instrument Approach Procedures
• VII. Emergency Operations
• VIII. Postflight Procedures
• Appendix 1: The Knowledge Test Eligibility, Prerequisites, and Testing Centers
• Appendix 2: Knowledge Test Procedures and Tips
• Appendix 3: Airman Knowledge Test Report
• Appendix 4: The Practical Test – Eligibility and Prerequisites
• Appendix 5: Practical Test Roles, Responsibilities, and Outcomes
• Appendix 6: Safety of Flight
• Appendix 7: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations
• Appendix 8: Use of Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD) and Aviation Training Devices (ATD): Airplane Single-Engine, Multiengine Land and Sea
• Appendix 9: References
• Appendix 10: Abbreviations and Acronyms